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Krupp process

Krupp process proper noun: a process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.

Proper noun

Krupp process

  1. A process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.
  2. A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, involving the addition of chromium and nickel to the metal, and a treatment resembling the Harvey process but using a carbon-rich gas rather than solid fuel.

Synonyms of Krupp process

Origin of Krupp process

Named after its originator Friedrich Krupp, from Essen, Germany.

Questions about Krupp process

What does Krupp process mean?
Krupp process means a process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.
What part of speech is Krupp process?
Krupp process is a proper noun.

Words near Krupp process in the dictionary

  1. krupnik
  2. krupnikas
  3. Krupp
  4. Krupp gun
  5. Krupp guns
  6. Krupp process
  7. kruppize
  8. kruppized
  9. kruppizes
  10. kruppizing
  11. Krupps

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